17912-17912.3
EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 17912-17912.3
17912. The demonstration program established by this chapter shall be designed and administered by the commission, with the advice and consultation of the department and the superintendent. The commission shall insure that fuel economy and exhaust emissions are monitored as a part of the demonstration, and shall ensure that at least 35 percent of the vehicles are powered by methanol or other low-emission, clean-burning fuels, unless the commission determines, within 18 months of the effective date of this act, that the use of these funds for clean burning fuel projects is infeasible. The commission shall, within 30 days of making that determination, submit a report to the Legislature explaining its determination with respect to the feasibility or infeasibility of the project. The field demonstration shall be in accordance with State Energy Conservation Program guidelines. 17912.2. When a local educational agency accepts a replacement schoolbus, it shall also agree to participate in the demonstration program. That participation shall include maintaining records of mileage and fuel consumption, and reporting that information to the commission in a timely manner. The commission shall establish a procedure and requirement for participation in the demonstration program. All vehicles acquired under the demonstration program, at a minimum, shall meet all applicable laws and regulations, including those related to their acquisition by school districts, operation, fuel efficiency, air emissions, and safety. 17912.3. No school district which receives one or more replacement buses pursuant to this part shall purchase for use as a schoolbus, as defined in Section 545 of the Vehicle Code, any schoolbus which does not meet federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 220, 221, and 222, (49 C.F.R. Secs. 571.220, 571.221, and 571.222) applicable to schoolbuses commencing April 1, 1977.